Bus carrying 42 school children crashes and overturns in Norfolk

A coach carrying 42 school children crashed into a ditch in Norfolk on Tuesday morning, overturning on the A10.

Although there were no casualties, the driver sustained back
injuries and had to be cut out of the vehicle. He was
subsequently taken to Kings Lynn Hospital.

Another child was also transferred to hospital as a result of an
ongoing medical condition, according to East England Ambulance
Service. Emergency
services were alerted of the accident at 11 a.m. local time,
following reports of a coach crashing at Hilgay in
Norfolk.

The passengers were on a
day trip to the Norfolk coast.

The children, all of whom were protected by seat belts, are
pupils at William Westley Primary School in Whittlesford,
Cambridgeshire. All
passengers except for the bus driver were able to leave the
vehicle immediately, according to local police.

In the aftermath of the incident, a number of passengers were in
shock and received treatment at the scene. The A10 was closed while the cause
of the crash was investigated. No other vehicles were
involved.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire County Council told the Wisbech
Standard: “The bus which ended up in the ditch was one of
three traveling in convoy so the children simply got on to the
other two buses and are being taken back to the school. All of
them are unhurt.”

Three separate
ambulances, an air ambulance, and an array of fire engines were
deployed to deal with the incident, local paramedics said.

Terry Hicks arrived at the scene on behalf of the East of England
Ambulance Service.

“Everyone was very calm
and the children were a credit to both their parents and their
teachers – and all of the emergency services worked well together
at the scene to deal with the incident as quickly and smoothly as
possible,”he
said.